The Galaxyland indoor theme park at West Edmonton Mall reopened with coronavirus safety measures in place, including limited capacity, maintaining social distancing, mandating the use of masks and keeping some attractions temporarily closed, including the Mindbender roller coaster. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Toy giant Hasbro and the largest shopping mall in North America, West Edmonton Mall, announced “Galaxyland powered by Hasbro”. Over 25 attractions will be rebranded to Hasbro’s wide range of toys such as My Little Pony, Mr Potato Head, Monopoly and Play-Doh. Click the headline for more information
Read More...Canada’s Wonderland revealed Yukon Striker, a massive B&M dive coaster opening in 2019. At 223 feet (68m) tall, 80 miles per hour (130 km/h), and 3,625 feet (1,105m) in length, it will be the world’s tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster. Its four inversions will also be the most on a coaster of its type and it will have the longest drop at 246 feet (75m). Click the headline for more information
Read More...La Ronde have removed Cobra from the park map as well as the website’s list of rides and told employees that it would not run again at the park. The Intamin standup coaster was relocated to La Ronde in 1995 from Skara Sommarland in Sweden, where it was first ran from 1988 to 1994. With the ride’s removal, Shockwave at Drayton Manor in Staffordshire, England, remains the only Intamin standup coaster in operation. Click the headline for more information
Read More...A 16-year-old boy was struck by a coaster car, sustaining serious injuries, after entering a restricted area to retrieve his hat. Source
Read More...A maintenance worker was struck by the coaster’s moving train and killed instantly after he entered a restricted area. Source
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